Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-20
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/ DehoTulug II attracting no little atttn.
tion here In the west aud especially In the
southwest Naturally enough the Texans
are anxious 10 &c, The long, cumbersome
horrs of the native and grade cattle that
yet constitute much more than half of the
cattle OF tha. State. II. II. IlAsfi. E,q +,
the apostle OF dehorning. l. an able msu,
who writes and speaks vigorously. and BE-
l. not sparlng of his ink or breath Ia pro-
mitigating his Ideas.
The advantages OF dehornlng would be
practically a. great In New EBglAud - In
the west. The only difference would be
ihA, we ship proporiionately more cattle
than you 10, and one sdyantsge OF dehoru-
ing Ia that a. least one more steer can be
pat In q car when the cattle arc dshorned
Nor are the cattle near 40 likely to be 10.
jurei In transition when dehorped. Any
one who has shipped cattle knows that the
trouble usually begins by one steer geitng
its head down and hooking It's nelghbor,
leading 90 a commoilon throughout the
car. This continues until one OF The
weakest IL got down. When the steer has
10 horns. DC cannot punish his neighbor.
and any commoilon In The car Il no, likely
. occur.
Besides. jshornlng makes the cattle
more doclle. I was very skcptical about
this for awhile. for some almost A. vicious
animals A. have known, were "Muleys."
but there can no longer be = reasonable
doubt 10 dehorning making vicious cattle
dOcilc. When an animal loses bis horus
be realizes that be has lost bis Suggestive
weapons, AMI naturally enough II mOro
peacsAbly disposed. A. q result, more
cattle eau be accommodated Ia shelter,
without Selng Tied. when ca,tls hsvc the
range OF shed. the siropg,st usually ap-
propfiAic 20 themselves twice the space
they need. They rarely do this when de-
h0rL-d. Another result Of the more
pcaccable disposition that proceeds from
dsh0rnlng l. that more cattle will feed Al
a trough and make greater return FOR
their food. Some say that dehorned cat
tie will pat on obe-thlri more ncsh from
the same amount of food than cattle with
horns. am forced 90 believe that this Il
an txaggsrA;ion. Yet thtrs l. an appre-
ciAhle gain. The cattle 90 not "fun on
fcsh by The violent exercise of hOrnirg or
TIA. which follows being horuedi aud lis
true that The more quiet and peaceAble cat.
lie arv. the better they digest their fOcd.
Dchorrei cattle also faitsn The more even
ly. FOR the stronger do not so oitcn drive
The weaker from the feed. The editor OF
The TCrls >iockmaa WAS converted IN de-
hOruiug BY seeing seventeen large steers
eat 40 a sixteen foot trough. something I'm.
possible n they had been horned. The de-
horned COW gives more milk fOr the same
reasons that The cehoFned steer puts on
more nesh In cod weather ihefc u
farther sAvlug CffCsi. because The tfhofn.
"a cattle Get closer together aud thcfc i
less escape of animal heat.
Another pOlut Insisted upOn strongly ~
Mr. Haar j. that the loss by the cattle %
their horns and their consequent gentle
ucss. remove All danger of hur. % humin
beings IN fact Mr.. llasr WAS driven - a
s,uiy OF dehoruing ~ The injury bis wife
received ron the horns OF mad beast.
Two mar-killer~, one . llolsisln bull own.
IL by SIR. raber. of Whltesltc. H., and
the other Hereford bull owned by A. A.
Crane Co. were 90 gentle afisr they
were dsh0futt that little boys led them
ani they dld not disturb even the calves.
A. least two hundred people sfs Killed or
malmcd for life by vicious cattle tVcry
year In this county.
Mr.. uaan claims that dshofning would
almost tud Abortion. l have rot been
able % collect enough evidence on ihis
pllai 10 ssy anything either fOr or against
The claim. Mr.. liaAr's argument Il about
ihisi "In the COW. right up under aui
little forward Of The udier Ani little %
The right lies the fDins, u Is constantly
exposed a. horn thrusts. You may talk -
me about abortion osing catching" but
cows don't lose their calves without help,
aud = very slight blow with the end OF the
horn II trough. From a loss % twenty.
ave calves la one year with horns drop
pei 10 three the next year without horns "
The only charge against dshOrnlug, j
that II Is cruel Mr.. llAad was prosecuted |
because be persisted In praciiclng and Al.
yocailug dehOruiug. lie wss charged |
with cruelty % animals by The Illinois
state Humane Society, srd brought t0
TRIAL Much evidence WAS introduced ON
both sides, YET Mr.. llAif was acquitted In |
a community opposed 20 dehornlng. The |
trial occupied four DAYS. D'-. Hughes !
and wlihers, Of the Chiesgo Veterinary |
College, Dr. Casewell. State veterinarian,
and other eminent yetsrinafians. testified |
that dehorulng properly performed, caused |
little pain, ani that In their opinion. II
Was a mercy. In our climate. Many far |
mers who bad their cattle dshorned. tss.
ilncd that The animals spppirsntly suffered !
little paln, that they began ealing or chew |
Ing the cui almost ~ soon - RECESSED, |
and that cows gave the usual amount OF
milk Mr. llAAn says that 10 knock Oh /
horn causes the animal much pain. for The /
blow parts the skull A. the suinre, snd /
deals shock 20 The BRAIN but when the /
horn 4 properly removed, there Il no |
violence done to the brain. The fact that /
the wasie OF the horn i very slow, and /
the ustgral absence OF this special organ /
In many cases. are conclusive proofs that I
the horn has few nerves aud blood vessels.
JoHS NJ. SrAmI-
Qalney. IN.